A new map of a brain network that sustains wakefulness in humans could help improve our understanding of consciousness. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission ...

For the first time, scientists have discovered that a small region of our brain shuts down to take microsecond-long naps while we're awake. What's more, these same areas 'flicker' awake while we're ...

SPOKANE, Wash. – New animal research suggests that little-studied brain cells known as astrocytes are major players in controlling sleep need and may someday help humans go without sleep for longer ...

Alzheimer’s disease destroys command centers in the brain that keep people awake. That finding could explain why the disease often brings daytime drowsiness. Grinberg and colleagues focused on the ...

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Researchers in Oklahoma have discovered that floating alligators keep half their brain awake as they sleep. Karen Parker/FWC photo As if alligators weren’t intimidating enough, experts have discovered ...

Sleep and wake: they’re totally distinct states of being that define the boundaries of our daily lives. For years, scientists have measured the difference between these instinctual brain processes by ...

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